Joseph Gordon-Levitt to make "Sandman" movie

Joseph Gordon-Levitt will produce an adaptation of DC comics’ “Sandman” series, Variety reports, adding he may also direct and star in the film.

“Sandman” became popular in a moody graphic novel series written by sci-fi/fantasy superstar Neil Gaiman.

The character originally was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko as an adversary of Spider-Man, who later became an ally to the webbed hero.

“The Sandman,” published by DC Comics for 75 issues between 1989 and 1996, follows the character Dream, also known as the Lord of Dreams, Morpheus, Oneiros, the Shaper, the Shaper of Form, Lord of the Dreaming, the Dream King, Dream-Sneak, Dream Cat, Murphy, Kai’ckul, and Lord L’Zoril.
At the start of the series, Morpheus was held prisoner for 70 years before escaping into the modern day and rebuilding his kingdom, which has fallen into disrepair.

Gordon-Levitt has appeared in a pair of Warner Bros. blockbusters, “The Dark Knight Rises” and “Inception” — and will be seen in The Weinstein Co.’s “Sin City: A Dame To Kill For.” He made his directorial debut on “Don Jon.”

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“The Dark Knight” screenwriter David S. Goyer has also come on board to produce “The Sandman,” Variety said, and Gaiman will executive produce.